German clubs should be docked points if their fans set off pyrotechnics in the stadium, an influential Bremen politician said on Thursday. Ulrich Mäurer, the city state’s senator for the interior, made his name in sporting circles by winning several court cases so that Bremen may charge the German Football League (DFL) for the costs of additional police operations at high-security matches. At the moment teams and individuals where possible are fined when flares are lit but it has not led to a reduction in their use, which authorities say is dangerous to other supporters. “The penalties should …